Heading into the last few days of special election campaigning for Pittsburgh’s open city council seat, one candidate doubled down on their financial edge with another big month of fundraising. 

According to city mandated campaign finance reports, independent candidate Erika Strassburger brought in $52,111 in the last month before March 6 special election for Pittsburgh’s District 8 city council seat. 

The special election to fill Pittsburgh’s newly vacant District 8 city council seat has been set for March 6.

At the announcement of Pittsburgh's perfect score in the Municipal Equality Index, which measures how well city's respect the civil rights of LGBTQ individuals, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced that the city's insurance policy will now cover surgical solutions to gender affirmation treatment.